The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-25
NIfscellaneous Notea.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2S-The meeting of |
the National Committee of the Pro-
hibition Party which was called for /
November 10th has been postponed to |
November 30th.
CLEVELAND. O., Aug. 22.-John |
Stricken, captain of the Cleveland Base
Ball Club was arrested to-day at the |
instance of the Law and Order League
for playing ball on Sunday. The first
Sunday game was played yesterday
and Stircker's case will be test of the
law preventing such exhibitions.
Dies MONIES, Ia, Aug. 23.-Dele-
gates for the Republican State Conven-
ton to meet here tomorrow have
nearly all arrived. Governor Larrabee
will be renominated by reclamation,
| and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hull proba-
bly, also. There is much talk of reso-
| luton for preference for President.
The general opinion is heartily in IA
vor of Senator Allison, although there
S still a friendliness for Blaine.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23.-It is stated that
the three oldest children of the late
Col. A. a. Talmage will contest their
| fathers will. Colonel Talmage left
most of his property, said to be worth
half a million, to his wife. He was
twice married: TO the three children
by his first wife, and to the five children
i
each. The three children by the first
wife are said to be greatly dissatisfied
with the terms of the will.
CHICAGO, Aug. ga Times special
from LaSalle, Illinois, says: The doors
of the large frame flour feed and grain
warehouses of Geo. L. Blanchard,
closed this forenoon, with liabilities of
$4,000. To save the creditors some
thing out of the general wreck a sale
was affected to Hiram Holmes to-day,
of the flour and feed business, The
assets of the firm are principally book
accounts, (which amount to $50 900, SO
per cent Of which are uncollectable.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-In the 1OC
yards event of the swimming contest
given by the New York Athletic Clut
on the Harlem River to-day, three OF
the nine contestants for the prize medal
broke all previous records. The three
prize winners were B. s. Braun, of the
Pastime Club. Time l minute IL Il
seconds. H. E. Toussaint. time
minute, II 2-5 seconds, of the New
: York Athletic Club and w. j. Bull
} time l minute, II As seconds, of TIT
, Spartan Harriers.
NEW York, Aug. 23-Chairma1
McMakin of the United Labor Party
D writes a letter to-day to Police Com
5 missioner McClave, saying: ''Thi
\ | is to certify that under the provisions
| of the law creating a fifth election
: inspector the United Labor Party
/. through its Chairman and Secretar,
: as provided in said act, has selected
Y you as such commissioner to appoin
on our behalf the fifth inspector pro
vided in said act.' The fact that
g Republican Commissioner should thu
;, be selected by the Labor Party excite
much comment.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23.-Representative
IL of the Missouri Pacific, Wabash an
l. st. Louis 81 San Francisco, and eight @
d the principal roads in Kansas west @
Kansas City held two prolonged ses
sions here to-day to fix Grand Arm
g rates from points west of the MiSSOul
s River. The Rock Island folks stOo
N firmly on their one cent per mile rate
the Missouri River. This was strongl
opposed by the other roads, and after
IS long discussion, without reaching de
finite result, the meeting adjourne
until tomorrow.
e CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The will of tn
Re late LeYiRosenfeld was probated to-day
IS The will is dated December 3, 1885, IAN
% gives Maurice and Harry, the two SOM
~ handsome amounts in personal propert
II and fair share of real estate, but
1t codicil dated June 18th, 1887, direct
re that all requests to Maurice b
At revoked and that all such b
!, read as being made to his wife an
IN be free from all control of his creditor
he He is directed to pay over to him froI
time to time such sums as are nece
/ sary to maintain him in the station I
u which he has been accustomed, all
is be free from control by creditors.
m large portion of the immense estate
r. left to the widow.
o. HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 9Th
evening Governor Beaver issued
al proclamation to the people of Pennsy
ty sylvania in which he bespeaks for tt
of centennial celebration of the adoptiO
is of the Constitution of the Unite
70 States to be held at Philadelphia @
l1 the 18th, 10Th and 18th of September, tt
lg cooperation of the people, the MANI
I'd facturers and citiZen-soldiery of stat
~ Governor Beaver suggested that clerg,
: men on the Sunday preceding or 70
d lowing the celebration preach appropr
ate sermons and join congratulations
humble and devout thanksgiving I
oI the Almighty God for the blessing {
n civil and glorious liberty.